Table 3 Mean (standard deviation) of selected background parental characteristics stratified by infants' age and nutritional status
Background characteristics | Underweight | Stunted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | p-value | Yes | No | p-value |
Six month time point | ||||||
Maternal age | 27.2(6.3) | 26.7(6.2) | 0.336 | 26.8(6.2) | 26.9(6.2) | 0.896 |
Age of father | 37.1(9.2) | 35.8(8.7) | 0.071 | 36.0(8.8) | 36.0(8.9) | 0.994 |
Maternal MUAC | 24.3(1.9) | 24.8(2.2) | 0.002 | 24.5(2.0) | 24.8(2.3) | 0.131 |
Poverty index | 7.6(1.8) | 7.2(2.0) | 0.013 | 7.1(2.1) | 7.3(2.0) | 0.261 |
Sanitary index | 1.7(1.0) | 1.4(1.0) | 0.000 | 1.4(1.0) | 1.5(1.0) | 0.665 |
Maternal support | 1.10(0.97) | 1.09(1.09) | 0.866 | 1.09(1.05) | 1.10(1.07) | 0.967 |
Maternal autonomy | 1.17(1.86) | 1.14(1.87) | 0.785 | 1.32(1.98) | 1.08(1.83) | 0.094 |
Twelve month time point | ||||||
Maternal age | 28.0(6.4) | 26.6(6.2) | 0.004 | 27.2(6.1) | 26.6(6.4) | 0.165 |
Age of father | 37.4(9.7) | 35.7(8.6) | 0.016 | 36.4(8.8) | 35.8(8.9) | 0.333 |
Maternal MUAC | 24.4(2.0) | 24.8(2.2) | 0.013 | 24.6(2.1) | 24.8(2.2) | 0.105 |
Poverty index | 7.5(1.7) | 7.2(2.0) | 0.078 | 7.4(1.8) | 7.1(2.1) | 0.022 |
Sanitary index | 1.7(1.0) | 1.4(0.9) | 0.000 | 1.6(0.9) | 1.3(0.9) | 0.000 |
Maternal support | 1.17(1.03) | 1.07(1.08) | 0.254 | 1.13(1.06) | 1.05(1.07) | 0.242 |
Maternal autonomy | 1.18(1.88) | 1.11(1.83) | 0.650 | 1.06(1.82) | 1.15(1.83) | 0.444 |